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Rotherhithe 1887

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Rotherhithe]

Published
1889
Pages
50
Tables
20

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  • Page 7
    VESTRY OF THE PARISH OF ROTHERHITHE, SURREY. ACCOUNT IN ABSTRACT. Showing the Receipts and Expenditure for One Year ending 25th March, 1888, under the " Metropolis Local Management Act" 18 th and 19 th Victoria, cap. 120.
    rate.Cash Balancereceipts during the year.payments during the year.Cash Balance on the 25th March. 1888.
    In Credit. In DebitRates.ContributionsLoans.Interest.Totals.Metropolitan BrdWorks.Establishment.Loans.Watering.Lighting.Totals.In Credit.In Debit
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£3.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d£s.d.£s.d.£s.d£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 8
    VESTRY OF THE PARISH OF ROTHERHITHE, SURREY. GENERAL ABSTRACT OF WORKS. Executed under Contracts, Agreements, for Special and General Works. One Year ending 25th March, 1888.
    Paving and General Purposes Rate.Paving.Watering.Cleansing anc Repairing Macadamized Roads and Streets.Improving.Removing Dust.Totals.
    Footway.Carriageway.
  • Page 9
    VESTRY OF THE PARISH OF ROTHERHITHE, SURREY. GENERAL ABSTRACT OF WORKS. Executed under Contracts, Agreements, &c.,for Special and General Works. One Year ending 25th March , 1888.
    Lighting Rate.Lighting.ContributionsCommissionSundries.Total
  • Page 10
    VESTRY OF THE PARISH OF ROTHERHITHE, SURREY. ABSTRACT OF WORKS. Executed under Contracts, Agreements, &c., for Special and General Works. One Year ending March 25th, 1888
    CONSTRUCTION BRICK SEWERS.COSTCOST.Repairs and Alterations to Sewers, Gulleys, &c.Cleansing including Flushing, Casting, Lifting, Cartage, and Repairs caused thereby.Incidental Works.Improve, ment : Works.TOTAL
    PIPE SEWERS.COST.Openings to Sewers.
    Iron.Stoneware.Side Entrances.Air & Flushing Shafts.Gulleys.Drain Mouths.Flaps.
    18 in.15 in.12 in.9 in.6 in.4 in.
  • Page 11
    CONTRACTS FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF SPECIAL WORKS.
    RateDate of ContractLocality.Name of Contractor.Nature of Works to be performed.Contract Price.Quantity of work commenced and completed during the Year.Amount of extra work.Actual cost of works.
  • Page 12
    VESTRY OF THE PARISH OF ROTHERHITHE, SURREY. CONTRACTS FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF GENERAL WORKS AND SUPPLY OF MATERIALS. Existing at the commencement of, or entered into, during the year ending 25th March, 1888.
    Rates.Date of Contract.Name of Party with whom Contract was made.Nature of Works to be performed, and Materials to be supplied.Term of Contract.
  • Page 13
    VESTRY OF THE PARISH OF ROTHERHITHE, SURREY. Statement and Account of Arrears of Rates and other Monies owing to, and of the Mortgages, Debts and Liabilities owing by the Vestry on the 25th March , 1888.
    Rate.Monies Owing to the Vestry.Debts and Liabilities Owing by the Vestry.Total.
    Cash Balance.Due from Overseers.ContributionsLoan.Total.Cash Balance.Assessment by Metropolitan Board of Works.Loans, Mortgages, &c.Special Contracts OutstandingTradesmen's Bills and Accounts.
  • Page 14
    Paving and General Purposes Account.
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 15
    Summary Statement—Continued.
    Lighting Account.One Year ending 25th March, 1888.
  • Page 17
    The following is a statement of applications made to the Vestry to drain houses and premises; and the results consequent thereon:
    Number of Notices received.No. of houses permanently drained into covered Sewers.Buildings and premises other than houses drained.House Drains cleared.Total number of Houses and Buildings inspected for drainage.
  • Page 17
    The following applications for the erection and drainage of new houses and buildings have also been checked and approved:
    Number of Notices.Number of Houses.Additions to Houses.Warehouses and other Buildings.TotalNumber of New Buildings.
  • Page 23
    Report of the Public Analyst appointed for the Parish of Rotherhithe, Surrey, upon the Articles analysed by him under the above Act during the quarter ending 31st December, 1887.
    Articles submitted for Analysis.By whom submitted.Result of Analysis.The sum paid in respect of the Analysis.Observations.
  • Page 24
    Report of the Public Analyst appointed for the Parish of Rotherhithe, Surrey upon the Articles Analysed by him under the above Act, during the quarter ending 31st March, 1888.
    Articles submitted for Analysis.By whom submitted.Result of Analysis.The sum paid in respect of the Analysis.Observations.
  • Page 27
    CHARITIES' ACCOUNT, 1887-8.
    £s.d.
  • Page 28
    Charities' Account, 1887-8.— Continued.
    £s. d£s.d.
  • Page 31
    LOANS ACCOUNT.
    £s.d£s.d.£s.d£s.d.
  • Page 31
    WORKING ACCOUNT.
    £s.d.£s.d£s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 32
    Continued from previous page...
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 32
    Note.—In the year 1884-5 the Commissioners transferred to the Loans Account out of profits the sum of £500, in the year 1886-7 the sum of £463 14s. 11d., and they have during the past year transferred the further sum of £504 4s. 1d. to the same Account, makimg together £1467 19s. 0d., which has been applied towards re-payment of the monies borrowed from the Metropolitan Board of Works and the interest thereon and in aid of the Poor Rate.
    £s.d.
  • Page 49
    Diseases of the Respiratory Organs. The number of deaths due to these diseases is 316 as compared with 323 of the previous year: giving a death-rate from these complaints of 7.18 per thousand per annum.
    1887-8.1886-7.